| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - David Wylie (fresh) SG - John Shaffer (fresh) SF - Sam Gallagher (fresh) PF - Randell Louque (fresh) C - Joseph Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Joseph Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | TCU | Joseph Collins drills a jumper from the right block set up by David Wylie | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | TCU | The rebound goes to Sam Gallagher | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | TCU | Sam Gallagher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | James Green clanks a floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | TCU | Joseph Collins snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | TCU | James Wright steps in front of the David Wylie pass | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk is fouled on the floor by Randell Louque - foul #1 on Randell Louque, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Bryan (SF), Michael Rice (C) Sam Gallagher, Joseph Collins | |
| 17:32 | TCU | David Wylie misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is fouled on the floor by John Shaffer - foul #1 on John Shaffer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF) Robert Kirk, James Green | |
| Subs | TCU | Tyler Pennock (SG), Jerry Estes (PF), Joseph Collins (C) David Wylie, John Shaffer, Randell Louque | |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | TCU | Jerry Estes grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | TCU | Tyler Pennock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Travis Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:46 | TCU | Tyler Pennock is fouled in the backcourt by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:31 | TCU | Joseph Collins makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Pennock | 0-4 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard connects on the turnaround in the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:07 | TCU | Floyd Bickerstaff takes the ball from Michael Rice in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Joel Turner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 15:44 | TCU | Jerry Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Austin Hurst (fresh) SG - Joel Turner (fresh) SF - Terry Etter (fresh) PF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Rice (fairly fresh) SG - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Bryan (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:24 | TCU | Travis Bryan drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Rice | 2-7 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:00 | TCU | Travis Bryan snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 14:41 | TCU | Bruce Ballard picks off the pass by Tyler Pennock | 2-7 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Terry Etter tips it in | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | TCU | Tyler Pennock is hacked by Joel Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG), John Shaffer (SG), Sam Gallagher (SF), Randell Louque (PF) Michael Rice, Tyler Pennock, Travis Bryan, Jerry Estes | |
| 14:21 | TCU | David Wylie hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 4-7 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk is hacked by Randell Louque - foul #2 on Randell Louque, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Michel Leffel (PF) Randell Louque | |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 4-7 |
| 13:40 | TCU | Sam Gallagher snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 13:38 | TCU | John Shaffer double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | James Wright clanks a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 13:32 | TCU | Joseph Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Sam Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #2 on Ojore Sato, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), Milton Cummins (PF) Ojore Sato, James Green | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 13:15 | TCU | Sam Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Sam Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Joseph Collins grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 12:57 | TCU | David Wylie loses the dribble to Robert Kirk | 4-8 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | James Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kirk | 7-8 |
| 12:26 | TCU | John Shaffer scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst double dribbles | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF) Austin Hurst, James Wright, Robert Kirk, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (SF), Jerry Estes (PF), Tyler Pennock (C) Sam Gallagher, Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins | |
| 11:57 | TCU | John Shaffer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 11:55 | TCU | David Wylie snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 11:36 | TCU | James Cleaver comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 7-10 |
| 11:34 | TCU | John Shaffer snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) SG - John Alexander (fresh) SF - Terry Etter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - David Wylie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cleaver (fresh) PF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:24 | TCU | David Wylie knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Estes | 7-13 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Terry Etter tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 10:34 | TCU | Jerry Estes is fouled on the floor by Bruce Ballard - foul #1 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Joel Turner, John Alexander, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Rice (SG), Travis Bryan (SF) David Wylie, John Shaffer | |
| 10:24 | TCU | Tyler Pennock drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-16 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Wright | 12-16 |
| 09:39 | TCU | Robert Kirk steals the ball from Jerry Estes | 12-16 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | James Wright banks in the layup set up by Robert Kirk | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | TCU | James Cleaver is fouled in the backcourt by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG), Sam Gallagher (SF), Michel Leffel (PF) James Cleaver, Jerry Estes, Tyler Pennock | |
| 09:21 | TCU | Travis Bryan's layup is rejected by James Green | 14-16 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | James Green is fouled on the floor by Travis Bryan - foul #1 on Travis Bryan, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) James Wright, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard can't finish the layup | 14-16 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 08:23 | TCU | David Wylie scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Austin Hurst - foul #1 on Austin Hurst, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Terry Etter (SF) Austin Hurst, Robert Kirk | |
| Subs | TCU | John Shaffer (SG), Joseph Collins (C) Travis Bryan, Michael Rice | |
| 08:23 | TCU | David Wylie makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | John Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-19 |
| 08:03 | TCU | Michel Leffel gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:49 | TCU | John Shaffer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Wylie | 16-22 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Terry Etter clanks a runner from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Joel Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Joel Turner, John Alexander, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (SF), Jerry Estes (PF), Tyler Pennock (C) Sam Gallagher, Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Austin Hurst (fairly fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - David Wylie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Cleaver (fresh) PF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:12 | TCU | David Wylie knocks in the floater from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | James Wright is fouled on the floor by Jerry Estes - foul #1 on Jerry Estes, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Rice (C) David Wylie | |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk scores on a runner in the lane | 18-24 |
| 06:26 | TCU | Robert Kirk steals it from Tyler Pennock | 18-24 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | James Green misses long on a floater from the right side | 18-24 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | James Wright gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | James Wright knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Austin Hurst | 21-24 |
| 05:32 | TCU | James Cleaver can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | James Green misses long on a runner near the basket | 21-24 |
| 05:17 | TCU | Tyler Pennock snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:14 | TCU | James Cleaver is hacked by Robert Kirk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Kirk, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Austin Hurst, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Bryan (SF), Michel Leffel (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Tyler Pennock, Jerry Estes, Michael Rice | |
| 05:14 | TCU | James Cleaver misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Floyd Bickerstaff | 21-24 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Terry Etter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Floyd Bickerstaff | 23-24 |
| 04:40 | TCU | Joel Turner is called for the reach on James Cleaver - foul #2 on Joel Turner, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (C) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | TCU | Sam Gallagher (SF) John Shaffer | |
| 04:40 | TCU | James Cleaver makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:40 | TCU | James Cleaver misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins is hacked by Joseph Collins - foul #1 on Joseph Collins, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG) James Cleaver | |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | David Wylie takes the ball from Milton Cummins | 23-25 |
| 04:11 | TCU | Travis Bryan is fouled in the backcourt by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jerry Estes (PF), Tyler Pennock (C) Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins | |
| 04:11 | TCU | Travis Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:11 | TCU | Travis Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Joel Turner (SG) John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | John Shaffer (SG), Randell Louque (PF) Sam Gallagher, Jerry Estes | |
| 03:39 | TCU | Travis Bryan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Pennock | 23-30 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Terry Etter connects on the floater in the paint set up by Bruce Ballard and the foul's on John Shaffer - foul #2 on John Shaffer, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Ralph Zambrana (C) Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | TCU | Jerry Estes (SF) Travis Bryan | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:29 | TCU | David Wylie is hacked by Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ojore Sato, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF) Ojore Sato, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:29 | TCU | David Wylie makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:29 | TCU | David Wylie makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - David Wylie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randell Louque (fresh) C - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | TCU | Randell Louque gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:57 | TCU | David Wylie's pass is intercepted by Joel Turner in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Joel Turner lays it in | 28-32 |
| 02:50 | TCU | David Wylie buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Shaffer | 28-34 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | James Green buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Turner and he's fouled by Randell Louque - foul #3 on Randell Louque, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (SF) Robert Kirk | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Rice (SG), Sam Gallagher (SF), Joseph Collins (C) John Shaffer, Randell Louque, Tyler Pennock | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | James Green makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:26 | TCU | David Wylie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Joel Turner loses the dribble to Sam Gallagher | 31-34 |
| 02:17 | TCU | Sam Gallagher lays it in | 31-36 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana can't finish the layup | 31-36 |
| 01:57 | TCU | Jerry Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:38 | TCU | James Green is called for the reach on Michael Rice - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PG), John Alexander (SG), Austin Hurst (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Bruce Ballard, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Bryan (SF), Michel Leffel (PF) Sam Gallagher, Jerry Estes | |
| 01:38 | TCU | Michael Rice makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:38 | TCU | Michael Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 31-38 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Travis Bryan grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 00:55 | TCU | Travis Bryan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 00:53 | TCU | Joseph Collins snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:36 | TCU | Austin Hurst steals the ball from Michael Rice | 31-38 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst is fouled on the floor by Michel Leffel - foul #1 on Michel Leffel, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Terry Etter, John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), John Shaffer (SG), Jerry Estes (PF), Tyler Pennock (C) David Wylie, Michael Rice, Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:19 | TCU | Tyler Pennock snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Travis Bryan clanks a floater from the right side | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | TCU | The clock runs out | 31-38 |